Shoring Up The Hobbit

Canadian newspaper The Province spoke to Shore, who won three Oscars for his work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the composer confirmed that he will handle the music for the prequels to those films.

"We've talked about making these movies for many years, at least since 2002," Shore says. "It looks like finally it's going to be happening. I'll be working on it for the next three years -- it's going to consume a lot of my time and work now."

Meanwhile, the composer's Rings music is being performed next week by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Since its 2003concert premiere, the symphony has been performed some 160 times around the world.